A life of abuse, rape and murder

Angus Robertson Sinclair, the man at the centre of the collapsed World's End murders case, has a string of convictions.
His first brush with the law was at the age of 13 when he stole an offertory box from a Glasgow church.
The 12 months' probation he received for that petty crime, committed in 1959, did not, however, jolt him into a life of good behaviour.
Later that year, the youngest son of Angus and Mary Sinclair appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on a housebreaking charge, for which he was later admonished.
However, it was in 1961 that Sinclair's life of crime took a sinister new twist when he was found guilty of lewd and libidinous practices against an eight-year-old girl.
For that offence he was given three years' probation.
It was seven months into that probationary period that he murdered for the first time.
Catherine Reehill was just eight when Sinclair sexually assaulted and strangled her in his family home.

He threw her body down a stairwell and told the little girl's mother that the death had been a terrible accident.

After being questioned by detectives the then 16-year-old Sinclair confessed to culpable homicide and was sentenced to 10 years in jail.
Pointedly, the judge Lord Mackintosh described Sinclair as "callous, cunning and wicked" and said that the perpetrator was so obsessed with sex that he was capable of taking a life to satisfy his lust.
There was nothing in Sinclair's unremarkable upbringing which might have hinted at what he would become.
He was brought up in the St George's Cross area of Glasgow and attended Lovell Street Primary, followed by St George's Junior Secondary School.
While in Edinburgh's Saughton Prison serving his sentence for Catherine's murder, he trained as a painter and decorator.
In 1970 he married trainee nurse Sarah McCulloch in Edinburgh and two years later they had a son Gary whom they brought up in Glasgow.

Throat cut
To all who knew him, Sinclair was apparently living a stable family life between 1970 and 1979.
However, the convicted killer was never too far from being on the wrong side of the law. In 1980 he had a short spell in prison for illegally possessing a .22 calibre revolver and ammunition.
Further police investigations found he had committed a string of indecent assaults and rapes against boys and girls aged between eight and 11.
His method was predatory - waiting in flats and closes before grabbing his victims at knifepoint.
In 1982 he pleaded guilty to 11 of 13 charges and was sentenced to life in prison.

SINCLAIR'S CONVICTIONS
1959 - stole an offertory box from a Glasgow church
1959 - housebreaking charge
1961 - committed lewd and libidinous practices on an eight-year-old girl
1961 - convicted of murdering Catherine Reehill, aged eight
1980 - illegal possession of a .22 calibre revolver
1982 - pleaded guilty to 11 charges of rape and assault on children aged eight to 11
2001 - convicted of the 1978 murder of Mary Gallagher, aged 17

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You have to wonder how many lives were effected by letting a person out who raped and murdered a little girl after athe judge described him as

Pointedly, the judge Lord Mackintosh described Sinclair as "callous, cunning and
wicked" and said that the perpetrator was so obsessed with sex that he was
capable of taking a life to satisfy his lust.

While he might be a model prisoner, he should stay as a resident, and not have any possibility of builiding on his record.

Daylight sexual assault on woman.

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a woman was seriously sexually assaulted by two men in Devon.

Faith schools set for expansion

The government has pledged its support for the principle of faith schools - with the prospect of many more Muslim schools within the state sector.

Schools Secretary Ed Balls and faith group leaders have formed a partnership - endorsing faith schools as a force to improve social cohesion in England.
Mr Balls says faith groups could raise standards in poorer areas, which may be through multi-faith academies.
But a teachers' union warns that faith schools can separate communities.
At a conference in London, Mr Balls presented a joint policy statement with Church of England, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Greek Orthodox and Sikh representatives.

Show of unity
Mr Balls committed the government to opening more faith schools where there was parental demand and the faith groups pledged their support for social cohesion and the principle of fair admissions.

The schools secretary rejected claims that this show of unity was an attempt to repair the damage from a short-lived attempt by the government to require faith schools to admit a quota of pupils from outside this faith group.
Instead he said it was a reflection of the importance of working in partnership with such a large, successful part of the school system.
"I fully recognise that faith schools are popular with many parents," he said.
"One thing we've learnt as a government is that having a distinct ethos, strong leadership, a commitment to promoting opportunity for all, those are the kind of schools where parents want to send their children.
"And there are many faith schools which pass that test with flying colours," said Mr Balls.
He told the conference that faith schools were a longstanding partner in the drive to raise standards, particularly in more deprived areas.
"Faith schools take very seriously their historic mission to reach out to support children from lower income or disadvantaged backgrounds," said Mr Balls.
As an example, he said that in Oldham there were plans for a joint Church of England and Muslim academy.
There could be new faith academies - in addition to those replacing existing schools - in which half of the places would be for children from faith groups and the remainder from the wider community.

Backdoor selection
Mr Balls also stressed that faith schools must not use any form of covert selection - such as expensive uniforms, complicated admissions forms or expensive school trips.
In support of the Faith in the System joint statement, the Archbishop of Birmingham, Vincent Nichols, said it was a myth that faith schools had fewer children from ethnic minorities or from less well off backgrounds.
The schools secretary said any expansion in the faith school sector would depend on demand from the local community - but that the school building programme could help to meet the demand for more Muslim schools.
While there were 376,000 Muslim children aged between five and 15 at the last census, there are only 1,770 pupils in the seven state-funded Muslim schools in England.
However Dr Mohamed Mukadam of the Association of Muslim Schools said that public suspicion about extremism remained a barrier to the setting up of more Muslim schools.
There are over 100 independent Muslim schools which could transfer into the state sector.

Division
Shadow schools minister Nick Gibb said that faith schools played an admirable role in providing choice for parents within the state education system.
"Their position needs to be strengthened and modernised in our increasingly multicultural society."
But the support was challenged by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
General secretary Mary Bousted asked "why schools, in which the majority of funding comes from the state, should, as the government proposes, nurture young people in a particular faith?"
Keith Porteous Wood of the National Secular Society said it was "a sure-fire recipe for separation, and future conflict to encourage children to think of themselves primarily as being of a particular religion, rather than encouraging them to concentrate on what we all have in common".

Students in death insurance scam

(l to r) James Gargett, John Gilbert and Chris SmithThree students have admitted faking the deaths of two women in a £125,000 insurance scam.

Parents' plea to missing daughter

The parents of a "popular" 15-year-old girl who has been missing for six days have begged their daughter to return to the family's Hampshire home.

Police said Rosemary left home after a family argument

Bullets soldier given three years

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Man killed during park shooting

A man was shot dead in a London park in the early hours of Saturday, Scotland Yard has said.

Lorry appeal over road death man

Police say a 25-year-old man who was found dead by the side of a road near Llanelli may have been hit by a lorry

Seven bailed over stabbing attack

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Girl, 17, held after man's murder

A 17-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death.

Boys reported after factory blast

Three boys have been reported to the Children's Panel after an explosion and major fire at a chemical plant in Ayrshire, police have said.

Youth charged after street attack

A youth has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after an attack on a 30-year-old man, who remains in a critical condition

Man died from stab wound to leg

A 36-year-old man who died following an attack at his home died as a result of a stab wound to his leg, a Home Office pathologist has confirmed.

Shot girl's mother owned pistol

A mother of a schoolgirl shot dead in her own home has admitted possessing the gun that killed her daughter.

Four in court over fatal stabbing

Four men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a 44-year-old man found stabbed to death at his home.

Weapons seized after army tip-off

Police seized a haul of military weapons, including grenade launchers and an SA 80 rifle, in a raid on a house in County Durham.

Man jailed for child abuse photos

A paedophile who photographed himself abusing a toddler and sent the pictures to another man who had asked for them has been jailed for six years.

Addict jailed over mother murder

Wright had a £400 a day crack cocaine habit, the court heardA crack cocaine addict who admitted killing his mother and using her money to buy drugs has been jailed for life

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How long is that?

Most say UK is in 'moral decline'

32% of people said they would try to stop teenagers spraying graffitiMore than four in five people believe that Britain is in moral decline, a survey has indicated.

Woman arrested in care home death

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing a disabled teenager who died of burns in a care home

Boys on litter row murder charge

Two boys have been charged with the murder of a man who died after being attacked in an alleged row over litter

Evren Anil fell into a coma after hitting his head on the pavement in Crystal Palace, south London, when he confronted a gang of youths.
The 23-year-old from Upper Norwood, south London, died eight days later.
A 17-year-old boy from Tottenham, north London, and a 16-year-old boy from Croydon, south London

Doctors' manager stole £100,000

The manager of a Carmarthenshire doctors' practice altered cheques to steal £100,000 and lived an extravagant lifestyle, Swansea Crown Court heard

Singing tutor admits porn charges

One of Northern Ireland's best known singing tutors has been given a 12 month suspended sentence for accessing indecent images of children.

Human foetus discovered in toilet

A human foetus has been found in a toilet at London Bridge train station, police have said.

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I find it inteesting that no one is concerned about the child that has died, but concernened about a mother who would leave her child in such a state.

Couple jailed over baby torture

A couple have been jailed for nine years for abusing a 17-month-old boy who was sliced with a knife and burned with cigarettes.


Sumairia Parveen abused stepson Tahla Ikram before his death in September 2006, Southwark Crown Court heard

Teen rape accused was out on bail

A 14-year-old boy accused of raping a German student in a north Belfast park was out on bail at the time, the High Court has been told.

Wrestler jailed for choke murder

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Shop manager jailed for baby porn

The judge had considered treating Boswell as a dangerous offenderA bookshop manager who distributed pornographic images of babies, on his computer has been jailed for two-and-a-half years

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A bookshop manager who distributed pornographic images of babies, on his computer has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.
Mold Crown Court heard that police found up to 4,000 images on Glen Boswell's computer at his shop flat in Llanidloes, Powys.
Judge Philip Hughes said he had a" perverted sexual appetite".
Boswell, 50, now living in Surrey, admitted 22 charges of downloading, possessing and distributing child porn.
Some of the worst categories of child porn were found by police who raided Boswell's flat after a tip off from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency, the court heard.
Andrew Jebb, prosecuting, said Boswell had told police that providing the children appeared to be enjoying what was happening, then it was all right by him.
Your offending shows a dark, sinister and rather worrying side to your personality,
Judge Philip Hughes
But Mr Jebb said it was clear that some of the children were particularly distressed.
One video showed a baby suffering serious sexual assault by an adult man and another was handcuffed while sex acts took place.
Judge Hughes told Boswell that the case was aggravated by the fact the offences had continued for four years, the number of images involved and that many were distributed to others.
"As far as the children were concerned, you did not yourself directly abuse them but the very fact of what you were doing was in itself an abuse of these children," he told him.
"You have a depraved and perverted sexual appetite.
"Your offending shows a dark, sinister and rather worrying side to your personality."

More pornography
He said he had considered treating Boswell as a dangerous offender, but decided against it after a probation sexual assessment showed that his risk of re-offending was "low".
As well as direct distribution, the court heard Boswell used a file share system allowing others to automatically download his images.
'Abhorrent and horrific'
He had also written fantasy stories, fiction about adults abusing children, including a baby.
Andrew Green, defending, said it was accepted that Boswell's offences were "abhorrent and horrific" and that the material was sickening.
"It is clear that for quite some time, he has harboured a deeply distorted pattern of thinking," he said.
Boswell, was ordered to register as a sex offender for life.
He was also banned from working with children and from accessing the internet to download or distribute indecent images.

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Given that this man wrote illicite material and distributed it the chance of his reoffending is about 100% there should be no doubt, but thats our court system thinking the best of people or hoping any way.

Jail for pregnant woman stabbing

Elson was jailed in LondonA man who stabbed his pregnant ex-girlfriend has been jailed indefinitely

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Man is injured in city gun attack

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Daft burglar writes name on wall

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Student jailed for £1m drug haul

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Man admits fatal college stabbing

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Churchgoers attacked by children

An east Belfast minister has criticised the police after attacks on his church by children climbing onto the roof.

Chief constable's briefcase taken

A briefcase containing documents and personal items has been stolen from the boot of a chief constable's car.

Jail term for rape claim murderer

A murderer who stabbed a young man to death in Aberdeen then claimed his victim had tried to rape him has been jailed for life.

Deryck Kerr, 20, was ordered to serve a minimum of 15 years in prison after the judge Lord Menzies said he had shown "particular cruelty and ghastliness".
Kerr was convicted of murdering Grant Williamson, 27, in an Aberdeen flat in January this year.
Relatives said the victim was the nicest man anyone could ever meet.
Kerr was convicted after a six-day trial at the High Court in Dundee last month.

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Man charged with Aberdeen murder

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What does life in Prison mean when incuded must serve minimum 15 years.

Girl, 14, admits killing sister

A 14-year-old schoolgirl stabbed her 16-year-old sister in the back with a carving knife after a row about a boyfriend, a court has heard.

Youths charged with street death

Two 17-year-old are due before magistrates in Haverfordwest charged with killing a man who died after an attack in Pembroke last month.

Mr Roberts, 41, a keen amateur footballer, was assaulted outside a petrol station on the Green just after midnight on 12 August.

Elderly woman assaulted at home

The woman required hospital treatment after the attackAn elderly woman has been recovering from a head injury after being assaulted in her own home in Edinburgh.

Missing whelk picker's body found

Mr Marsh's body was found north of Ullapool during the searchA missing whelk picker whose body was found near Ullapool, in Wester Ross, has been named by police.

Boy, 7, hurt in pipe-bomb blast

A seven-year-old boy who suffers from cerebral palsy has been injured in a pipe-bomb attack on the outskirts of west Belfast.

Woman found dead in boot of car

A 28-year-old woman was found dead in the boot of a car as her husband's body lay in the garage of their home in Lancashire, police have said.

Woman, 60, stable after stabbing

The incident happened on Pershore Road on Thursday afternoonA woman was stabbed in a Birmingham street is stable after undergoing surgery.

Seventeen held after drugs raids

Police said they recovered drugs and stolen items during the raidsSeventeen people have been arrested in dawn raids in Kent in an operation to stop dealers selling Class A drugs.

Two injured in nightclub shooting - Nightclub gunmen fired 'randomly'

Police investigating a nightclub shooting said the gunmen fired at revellers indiscriminately.
They said at least three weapons were discharged inside Silverspoon in Wembley, north London, where up to 300 people were present on 2 September.
Two men suffered bullet wounds. One of them is in hospital with serious and "life-changing" injuries, said police.
A man held in connection with the shooting has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Det Insp Mick Millar said detectives were looking for four black men wearing hooded tops, aged between 18 to 25.
"The suspects entered the club and fired at least three different weapons indiscriminately into a crowded night club," he said.

Man charged over guns discovery

A man has been charged after weapons including a handgun and a rifle were found at a house in south Manchester.

Inquiry after two dead in house

A man and a woman have been found dead at a house in Lancashire

Girl gang forces victims to strip

Two teenage girls were forced to walk naked through the streets after a gang of older girls stole their clothes.
The 14-year-olds were attacked by the gang on Field Street in Gorton, Manchester, on Thursday night

Man remanded after wake killing

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Tyrone Gilbert was a father-of-three

Man charged over house fire death

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The woman's body was found after the blaze

Grandparents and child kidnapped

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Man jailed for policeman sex con

John Irvine was sentenced to two years in

A retired car mechanic who posed as a secret policeman to dupe a Portuguese woman into giving him sexual favours has been jailed for two years

Police hunt 'gun-wielding' girls

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Four arrested over Emma killing

Four men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Emma Caldwell in 2005. Emma Caldwell's body was found six weeks after she disappeared.
Ms Caldwell, 27, who had been working as a prostitute, disappeared from a hostel in Glasgow's south side.
Police said four men aged 31, 34, 35 and 55 were arrested following raids on properties in Bridge Street in Glasgow city centre and Duke Street.

Barman, 21, denies raping student

A barman has appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with the rape of a 20-year-old woman in the University area of south Belfast.

Arrests after boy fatally stabbed

The 17-year-old victim was found dead at the sceneA 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London.

Major new gambling laws in force

Sweeping gambling laws have come into force in Britain bringing casinos, bookmakers and online betting under a new regulatory body

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Is pretty amazing outlawing advertisements for smoking, but encouraging gambling. Who is paying whom?

Major new gambling laws in force

Sweeping gambling laws have come into force in Britain bringing casinos, bookmakers and online betting under a new regulatory body



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Is poretty amazing outlawing advertisements for smoking, but encouraging gambling. Who is paying whom?